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Education
Student grant and scholarship aid are NOT reported to the IRS in your parents' income. You will not find that on their form 1040.
Scholarships used for qualified educational expenses (QEE) (tuition, fees and course materials) are tax free and not reported on tax returns. Scholarships used for room and board, travel and other personal expenses is taxable income. The taxable portion of scholarships is reported on the student's tax return (not the parents'), even if the student is still his parent's' dependent. The taxable scholarship should show on line 1 of the 2018 form 1040 with the notation SCH. Prior to 2018, SCH was on line 7 of form 1040 or 1040A or line 1 of form 1040EZ
‎August 18, 2019
6:23 PM